Around here
Around F Canal
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
F Canal is a 6.3 mile canal. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pvid F-canal Spill near Blythe, CA (site 09429155). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1980 to 2027
F Canal typically runs highest in May, at a median 23 cfs, and lowest in January, at 15 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 90 cfs, in 1983.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 5.4 to 26 |
| February | 20 | 11 to 29 |
| March | 20 | 11 to 30 |
| April | 19 | 9.5 to 31 |
| May | 23 | 12 to 36 |
| June | 22 | 9.9 to 35 |
| July | 20 | 9.7 to 33 |
| August | 20 | 9.4 to 31 |
| September | 20 | 9.9 to 32 |
| October | 20 | 11 to 30 |
| November | 20 | 11 to 29 |
| December | 22 | 12 to 30 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 46 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pvid F-canal Spill near Blythe, CA (site 09429155). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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